LEADER 02392nam 22004693u 450 001 9910812719103321 005 20221025200420.0 010 $a0-585-18711-8 035 $a(CKB)111004368575812 035 $a(EBL)1354377 035 $a(OCoLC)817089156 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354377 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368575812 100 $a20131216d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 12$aA map of Mexico City blues$b[electronic resource] $eJack Kerouac as poet 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8093-1828-8 327 $aCover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Novelist as Poet; 3. Auto/Biography; 4. Keroac in Mexico, Mexico in Kerouac; 5. From Signing the Blues to Singing the Blues; 6. Kerouac's Religion(s); 7. The Tradition of Spontaneity; 8. Finding the Form; 9. Conclusion; Works Cited and Consulted; General Index; Index of Choruses; Author Bio; Back Cover 330 $aIn this pioneering critical study of Jack Kerouac's book-length poem, Mexico City Blues-a poetic parallel to the writer's fictional saga, the Duluoz Legend-James T. Jones uses a rich and flexible neoformalist approach to argue his case for the importance of Kerouac's rarely studied poem. After a brief summary of Kerouac's poetic career, Jones embarks on a thorough reading of Mexico City Blues from several different perspectives: he first focuses on Kerouac's use of autobiography in the poem and then discusses how Kerouac's various trips t 606 $aBeat generation in literature 606 $aKerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Poetic works 606 $aKerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Mexico City blues 606 $aMexico -- In literature 607 $aMexico$xIn literature 615 4$aBeat generation in literature. 615 4$aKerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Poetic works. 615 4$aKerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Mexico City blues. 615 4$aMexico -- In literature. 676 $a811.54 676 $a811/.54 700 $aJones$b James T$0126567 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812719103321 996 $aA map of Mexico City blues$93978444 997 $aUNINA